Lot 301
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Michael Atouemes, sebastos (second half 13th century), Saint Michael standing facing, wearing divitision and loros ornamented with fine pearls, a fold draped over his left arm, holding labarum and globus cruciger, vertical inscriptions in field to left and right, , rev. metrical legend in six lines, ***, 24.88g. (cf.Seibt-Zarnitz 3.2.8 for legend), extremely fine, a magnificent depiction of the Archangel Michael
Michael Atouemes, sebastos (second half 13th century), Saint Michael standing facing, wearing divitision and loros ornamented with fine pearls, a fold draped over his left arm, holding labarum and globus cruciger, vertical inscriptions in field to left and right, , rev. metrical legend in six lines, ***, 24.88g. (cf.Seibt-Zarnitz 3.2.8 for legend), extremely fine, a magnificent depiction of the Archangel Michael

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Michael Atouemes, sebastos (second half 13th century), Saint Michael standing facing, wearing divitision and loros ornamented with fine pearls, a fold draped over his left arm, holding labarum and globus cruciger, vertical inscriptions in field to left and right, , rev. metrical legend in six lines, ***, 24.88g. (cf.Seibt-Zarnitz 3.2.8 for legend), extremely fine, a magnificent depiction of the Archangel Michael

Lot Essay

This family was of Armenian origin. An example of this seal was discovered in the archaeological digging at Troy.